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New book, e-book and database on what winegrape varieties are grown where in the world

“This new database charts exactly what varieties are grown in which regions around the world. Since the data sets are based on two broad census periods, in 2000 and 2010, readers can also follow major planting trends around the world during the first decade of this new century. This colossal trawl makes it the perfect complement to last year’s publication of Wine Grapes by the doughty Robinson, Harding and Vouillamoz.”

Jefford on Monday: The Great Grape Census, 09 Dec 2013

Andrew Jefford is a wine writer for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, and author of The New France.

Kym Anderson talks to the Barossa Next Crop Leadership Program

On 8 June 2011 Professor Kym Anderson spoke to the Barossa Next Crop Leadership Program at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide about Australia's evolving role in the world's wine markets. He outlines the main challenges to Australia's wine industry today - falling winery profits, falling winegrape prices, rising bulk wine exports as a share of the total, and rising imports of wine as a share of domestic sales. He provides great insight into the underlying reasons and looks at the potential for this industry going forward. Rounding off his presentation, the key messages may surprise you!

Global Wine Markets, 1961 to 2009: A Statistical Compendium

The Wine Economics Research Centre has produced this latest edition of global wine statistics, in a major revision, expansion and update of the preceding Global Wine Statistical Compendium. The database and pdf are freely available here and to read a bite-sized overview visit the Wine Economics Research Centre blog (see RSS feed below). A hard copy may be purchased from the University of Adelaide Press.

Wine market expert Andrew Jefford gave a rousing and original speech to the Wine Communicators of Australia at the National Wine Centre on 29 May 2012. This article entitled Wine and Astonishment is an edited version of that speech and is published as ...

On 24 June 2012 Professor Kym Anderson spoke at the AAWE–ICABR workshop in Avellino, Italy, entitled Technology and Innovation in the Wine Industry. Professor Anderson talked about the Georgian wine industry in a presentation entitled: ‘Is Georgia the ...

Professor Kym Anderson examines the importance of the wine industry in Georgia and how it impacts on the country’s rural development in particular. Despite having an open economy and well-educated labor force, Georgia is one of the poorest CIS countrie...

Professor Kym Anderson gave a fascinating and informative presentation at the plenary session of the Crush 2011: The Grape and Wine Science Symposium in Adelaide, entitled ‘Wine’s globalization: New opportunities, new challenges for Australia’. The Cru...

On 8 June 2011 Professor Kym Anderson of the Wine Economics Research Centre spoke to the Barossa Next Crop Leadership Program at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide about Australia’s evolving role in the world’s wine markets. He outlined the main chal...

This comprehensive compendium of global wine statistics produced by Professor Kym Anderson, Executive Director of the Wine Economics Research Centre and Signe Nelgen of the School of Economics, University of Adelaide, revises and updates previous editi...

At the University of Adelaide’s Research Tuesday lecture on 8 March 2011, Professor Kym Anderson identified key trends in the global wine industry, using data from the forthcoming University of Adelaide publication Global wine markets 1961 to 2009: a s...

Taxes on wine and other alcohol, and alcohol consumption patterns are the subject of four Wine Economics Research Centre’s working papers published in Economic Papers – A Journal of Applied Economics and Policy, Volume 29(2), June 2010. 0810 Anderson, ...

Professor Kym Anderson of the University of Adelaide presented his Wine Economics Research Centre working paper entitled “The New World in Globalizing Wine Markets: Lessons from Australia” at the International Wine Forum in Mendoza, Argentina on 2 Sept...